Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory / Lockheed Martin / Pratt & Whitney / Contraves Space AG / /
Country
Switzerland / /
Facility
Launch Complex / Southwest Research Institute / New Horizons Observatory / Observatory Separation / Cape Canaveral Air Force Station / stable Common Core Booster / Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory / /
IndustryTerm
insertion energy / /
Organization
NASA's New Horizons / National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Primary Mission / Atlas mission / The Johns Hopkins University / U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission / Southwest Research Institute / US Federal Reserve / New Horizons / /
The Atlas V 551 launch vehicle will insert the New Horizons Observatory into a hyperbolic departure orbit to Pluto. The 35-day window opens January 11, 2006. The Atlas V launch vehicle will lift off from Launch Complex 4